Low-major programs faced with slim margin for error

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2017, file photo, Sacramento State head coach Brian Katz watches his team play the University of California, Davis, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento State appeared to have the type of team that could break the school's NCAA Tournament drought in 2015-16. When senior point guard Cody Demps went down with an injury, those hopes disappeared in a hurry.